Appendix 7
U-boat Operations Summary
January 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Reeder U-124
No successes.Nissen U-105
1 ship claimed sunk.Mohr U-124
5 ships claimed sunk. Contacted and attacked by A/C.Reichenbach U-127
No successes. Attacked by A/C.Fechner U-164
Neutral Swede sunk. Sunk 6 Jan in 02°S - 40°W.Schact U-507
2 ships claimed sunk. Sunk 13 Jan in 02°N - 40°W.Bruns U-175
1 ship claimed sunk. Defenses "starved out" sub. Heavily damaged by A/C attack.3 Refuelers provisioned 23 subs. Wolfbauer U-463 fueled 6 subs of group Delphin, operating on Gibraltar lane, on 11 Jan in 23°N - 41°W.
Wilamovitz U-459 fueled 3 subs of group Seehund, to operate off Capetown, on 27 Jan in 26°S - 01°W.
2 DD's discovered at Wilamovitz - Cagni (It. U/B) provisioning place on 12 Jan in 01°N - 21°W.
Neumann U-117 fueled 7 subs of group Spitz for further ops on 4-5 Jan in 44°N - 29°W. British unit believed to have been detailed to patrol this R/V area, "to chase subs on the basis of D/Fs from numerous messages sent by Neumann's provisioning group." (1108/7)
Neumann U-117 fueled 3 subs on 12-13 Jan in 43°N - 38°W for further convoy operations.
Markworth U-66 landed 3 agents near Port Etienne, Fr. W. Africa. Task completed by 23 Jan. One agent returned to sub; other 2 captured by French.
February 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Lauzemis U-68
No report.Schaefer U-183
No report.Hartenstein U-156
Very strong A/C patrol off Port of Spain. Accurate attacks. Impossible to operate against convoys.Neitzel U-510
No traffic. Little air recce.Wissmann U-518
2 ships claimed sunk. Strong systematic A/C patrol off Bahia.Lassen U-160
1 ship claimed sunk. Strong A/C patrol and radar from Durban.Wiebe U-516
5 ships claimed sunk. Day and night A/C patrol with radar.Clausen U-182
1 ship claimed sunk.Witte U-509
1 ship claimed sunk. No night A/C patrol. Good coordination of land and sea activity. Mines and patrol prevented getting in close to harbor.Würdemann U-506
Many instances of radar from shore. No successes.5 refuelers provisioned 39 subs. Stiebler U-461 fueled 6 subs of of group Rochen on 25-28 Feb in 30°N - 35°W for further ops.
Wilamovitz U-459 fueled 1 Seehund sub on 4 Feb in 18°S - 09°W.
Czygan U-118 fueled 3 subs enroute to distant patrol areas on 7 Feb in 30°N - 23°W.
Schnoor U-460 fueled 10 subs of group Haudegan on 11-12 Feb in 51°N - 32°W. Subs then became group Taifun.
Schnoor U-460 fueled 5 subs of group Sturmboch on 22-25 Feb in 47°N - 37°W.
Vowe U-462 fueled 16 subs of North Atlantic groups for further operations on 25 Feb in 45°N - 38°W.
Berger U-87,
Koch U-304,
Looks U-264, and
Lamby U-437 to escort B/R Herborg home on 24 Feb. B/R sunk 24 Feb.Czygan U-118 planted mines off Tangier 2 Feb.
Zech U-119 reported on enemy radar, air scouting and surface patrol in Denmark Straits for benefit of B/R returning to Germany.
March 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Lauzemis U-68
2 ships claimed sunk. A/C and DD forced him to submerge, attacked with D/C.Schaefer U-138
Nothing but neutrals. Day A/S patrol, no radar, no sea patrol.Hartenstein U-156
Sunk 8 Mar in 13°N - 53°WPiening U-155
No traffic in Gulf of Mexico.Maus U-185
2 ships claimed sunk. Forced under by convoy escort. Damaged by D/Cs from DD. Bombed by air ship patrol reinforced off Cuba.Neitzel U-510
7 ships claimed sunk. Damaged by military fire.Wisemann U-158
2 ships claimed sunk. Forced to submerge by constant A/C patrol. No prospects in pursuit.Lassen U-160
7 ships claimed sunk. Reported no contact with ships on account of radar.Wiebe U-156
1 ship claimed sunk. Day and night A/C with radar.Clausen U-182
1 ship claimed sunk.Würdemann U-506
2 ships claimed sunk.Witte U-509
Constantly forced under by A/C radar.4 refuelers provisioned 31 ships. Vowe U-462 fueled 8 subs from group Wildfang and Burggraf for further operations in other groups and for return on 2-3 Mar in 47°N - 37°W.
At the same time, fueled Musenburg U-180 for trip to Indian Ocean to meet Japanese sub.
Zech U-119 fueled 8 subs of group Neuland for return on 12-18 Mar in 49°N - 29°W.
Czygan U-118 fueled 6 subs of group Unverzagt on 13-14 Mar in 35°N - 18°W. Subs became group Seerauber.
Wolfbauer U-463 fueled 11 subs of North Atlantic groups for further ops and return on 15-24 Mar in 49°N - 33°W.
Wolfbauer U-463 fueled 17 subs of North Atlantic groups for further ops and return on 30 Mar in 51°N - 31°W.
Achilles U-161
R/V'd B/R Regansburg on 24 Mar and B/R Pietro Orseolo on 26 Mar.Grandefeld U-171 to R/V B/R Karin on 26 Mar to deliver op orders. Ship had been sunk.
Dahlhaus U-634,
Hornkohl U-566,
Friederich U-759, and Fiehn U-191 to report on enemy radar, air and sea search patrol groups in Denmark Straits for benefit of homeward bound B/R's.
April 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Achilles U-161
No successes. After being sighted, very strong A/C and surface patrol. No freedom of action off coast. Forced to submerge by day.Grandefeld U-174
No successes. Not much patrol until 2 days before passing convoy. Sunk 27 Apr in 44°N - 58°W.Witt U-129
1 ship claimed sunk. Extensive sea defense off Bermuda, A/C defense, land radar.Piening U-155
No report.Maus U-185
No report.Schaefer U-183
No traffic in central Caribbean.Steinert U-128
No report.Nissen U-105
No report.Schroeber U-123
1 ship claimed sunk.Henke U-515
1 ship claimed sunk. Constant day A/C patrol, land radar at night. Inexperienced patrol.Lassen U-160
No report.Claussen U-182
1 ship claimed sunk.Wiebe U-516
No report.Witte U-509
No report.4 refuelers replenished 32 subs. Wolfbauer U-463 fueled 9 subs returning from groups and outbound subs forming group Specht on 3-4 Apr in 51°N - 32°W.
Vowe U-462 fueled 12 U/B's returning from group ops and outbound subs forming group Adler on 8-14 Apr in 50°N - 30°W.
Neumann U-117 fueled 6 subs returning from ops in distant patrol area on 16-24 Apr in 28° to 30°N - 23° to 29°W.
Metz U-487 fueled 4 subs from group Larche on 19-26 Apr in 48°N - 34°W, subs then joined group Meise.
Franke U-262 laid mines off Halifx late Apr and early May. Uphoff U-84 transmitted dummy messages to simulate several subs heading for 53°N - 47°W on 12-13 Apr.
Neumann U-117 laid mines off Tangier early April.
Grandefeld U-174 R/V'd B/R Irene 6 Apr, delivered op orders, received mail.
Becker U-218 laid mines off Lands End late Apr early May.
Kurer U-189 set out automatic weather reporting buoys in mid-North Atlantic early Apr.
Dierksen U-176,
Steinett U-128,
Marks U-376, and
Franke U-262
met B/R Irene to escort her through Bay of Biscay 10 Apr. Ship was sunk.
May 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Achilles U-161
A/C patrol too strong.Witt U-129
1 ship claimed sunk. Strong A/C patrol by day. 2 searchers for 25 hours, No attack.Dierksen U-176
Sunk 15 May in 23°N - 80°W.Markworth U-66
No successes.Wintermeyer U-190
No successes.Bargsten U-521
Sunk 3 Jun after having been in area only about a week.Uhlig U-520
No successes.Kusch U-154
7 ships claimed sunk. Forced off by A/C. Hit on ship; ship opened fire.Steinett U-128
No successes. Sunk 17 May in 11°S - 36°W while pursuing convoy.Nissen U-105
1 ship claimed sunk. Presumed sunk after having been provisioned on 19 May in 02°N - 23°W.Schroeter U-123
2 ships claimed sunk.Henke U-515
3 ships claimed sunk. Strong A/C patrol.Kietz U-126
1 ship claimed sunk. No air or sea patrol.Dommes U-178
contacted and damaged by A/C with radar.Gysae U-177
3 ships claimed sunk.Kentrat U-196
3 ships claimed sunk.Hartmann U-198
3 ships claimed sunk. Attacked by A/C.Buchholz U-195
No report.6 refuelers provisioned 54 subs. Stiebler U-461 fueled 5 subs for further group ops on 1-2 May in 51°N - 32°W.
Fueled 7 subs from group Amsel for return on 9-11 May in 51°N - 34°W.
Fueled 4 subs for further group ops on 13-15 May in 50°N - 30°W.
Wilamovitz U-459 fueled 1 sub returning from distant patrol area and 8 subs from group Elbe for return on 15 May in 44°N - 29°W.
Schnoor U-460 fueled 5 subs returning from distant patrol areas on 17-22 May in 02°N - 24°W.
Fueled Schneewind U-511 (Satsuki I) for trip to Japan on 25 May in 02°N - 24°W.
Kamecke U-119 fueled 6 subs from groups Iller and Mosel for return on 8-14 May in 45° to 50°N - 33° to 36°W.
Neumann U-117 gave remaining fuel to Schnoor U-460 on 4 May.
Wolfbauer U-463 sunk 15 May in 45°N - 10°W while outbound for fueling ops.
All provisioning groups told to keep special look-out for carrier planes and search groups.
Kamecke U-119
laid mines off Halifax end of May. Sunk while returning.Reichenbach U-217
laid mines off Lands End mid-May.Seibicke U-436
on task Cruiser.
(unidentified task)
June 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Müller-Stöckheim U-67
Prompt defense after miss on ship south of Bermuda. Fired at by ship.Bargten U-521
Sunk 3 Jun after having been in area about a week.Uhlig U-527
No surface patrol in straights of Florida. Inexperienced A/C with radar. Off Miami trained pursuit by destroyer. Mission was not to sink ships but to report on shipping defense, etc. Sunk in Jul at fueling R/V by Bogue A/C.Markworth U-66
Constant A/C patrol off Charleston area. Radar only at night. 1 ship claimed sunk.Wintermeyer U-190
Continuous radar by day in whole Norfolk area.Friederich U-759
1 sailing freighter claimed sunk.Eick U-510
Arrived British Guiana coast late Jun.Kummetat U-572
Arrived Trinidad - Georgetown area late June.Emmermann U-172
1 ship claimed sunk off Brazil coast.Kraus U-199
1200-tonnerGuggenburger U-513
1 ship claimed sunk off Brazil coast. No sea patrol, land based A/C.Kusch U-154
Left British Guiana area early Jun. Metox out of order.Cremmer U-333
Pursued by destroyer off Freetown, forced under.Trotha U-306
No report.Staats U-308
Arrived Takoradi - Lagos area late Jun.Kietz U-126
Left Freetown area mid-Jun. Sunk in Biscay early Jul.Henke U-515
Left Monrovia area mid-Jun. Reported very expert destroyer with a new kind of radar north of Monrovia. Numerous untrained escorts with convoys.Zurmühlen U-600
Arrived Freetown area late Jun.3 refuelers provisioned 33 U/B's. Bartke U-488
Fueled 14 U/Bs of group Trutz on 8-11 Jun in 29°N - 29°W to 37°N - 41°W, for further ops.Fueled 4 U/Bs outbound for distant ops on 18-19 Jun in 35°N - 33°W.
Fueled 4 U/Bs outbound for ops in distant areas on 25 Jun in 37°N - 32°W. Had to take fuel from 3 U/Bs outbound from the north to do so.
Fueled 4 U/Bs outbound for ops in distant areas on 26 Jun in 38°N - 32°W from his own stocks.
Kameke U-119
Returned from laying mines off Halifax, fueled 2 U/Bs on 21 Jun in 45°N - 17°W.Schnoor U-460
Returning from fueling R/V off coast of W. Africa, fueled 2 inbound U/Bs on 10-11 Jun, and turned over remaining fuel to Czygan U-118 on 10 Jun in 29°N - 25°W.Refuelers sunk:
Czygan U-118, 12 Jun at fueling R/V by A/C from USS Bogue.Kameke U-119, 24 Jun in Bay of Biscay.
Kameke U-119
Completed laying mines off Halifax, begun in May.Stock U-214
Laid mines off Dakar.Witzendorff U-650
and
Schroeteler U-667
Both sent dummy messages to simulate a provisioning group in the area of 57°N - 37° to 40°W.
July 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Müller-Stöckheim U-67
Sunk enroute France.Markworth U-66
1 ship claimed sunk south Bermuda. Damaged by artillery fire from ship. Heavily damaged at fueling R/V.Wintermeyer U-190
Returned from Norfolk area end of Jul.Uphoff U-84
Slight and inexperienced A/C without radar in Florida Straits. In Yucatan Straits heavy A/C without radar.Brosin U-134
Shot down blimp in Florida Straits after blimp had badly damaged him. Attacked twice day later by A/C. Had to leave to repair. Sunk in Aug.Friedrich U-759
2 ships claimed sunk. Sunk in area.Kapitzky U-615
1 ship claimed sunk.Meier U-415
Strong patrol, radar defenses everywhere in Trinidad area.Dahlhaus U-634
Forced to leave San Juan area because of continuous night A/C with radar after having been detected.Carlsen U-732
In Cuba area, weak night A/C, shore radar.Beckmann U-159
Attacked by Fr. cruiser Gesorges Leygues outside area. Sunk in Caribbean.Thäter U-466
Left op area after week because of man wounded in 2 A/C attacks. A/C hit.Feiler U-653
Slight day A/C off British Guiana coast. Attacked by A/C, plane hit.Dieterichs U-406
Attacked twice by A/C.Eick U-510
Strong day and night A/C, strong radar 150 miles from British Guiana coast. 1 ship claimed sunk.Krüer U-590
Sunk in op area. 1 ship claimed sunk.Kummetat U-572
Strong night A/C with radar after being observed. 2 cargo schooners claimed sunk.Emmermann U-172
3 ships claimed sunk. After firing at ship was forced off by defense.Kraus U-199
Sunk in op area. 2 ships claimed sunk.Guggenberger U-513
Sunk in op area. Unpracticed A/C only after being observed.Cremer U-333
Chances of success in Freetown area poor.Trotha U-306
Violent attacks by A/C and surface forces off Dakar. 4 ships claimed sunk.Staats U-508
3 ships claimed sunk from convoy.Lüssow U-571
Twice attacked, damaged off Monrovia.Zurmühlen U-600
No report.Schug U-86
Arrived late Jul.Schamong U-468
Arrived late Jul.Rahe U-257
Not to transmit from area (Cape Palmas).Manke U-358
Solitary ops unfavorable in Takoradi area after full moon.Deetz U-757
Forced off steamer by destroyer.Baberg U-618
No report.Klaus U-340
No report.Koch U-382
No report.1 refueler provisioned 6 U/Bs. Metx U-487, refueled 6 U/Bs eastbound for distant areas from 7-11 Jul in about 30°N - 36°W.
5 Monsun boats provisioned and fueled by 2 outbound U/Bs after sinking of 2 refuelers. One R/V on 22 Jul in 21°N - 33°W, another on 25-26 Jul.
Refuelers sunk:
Wilamovitz U-459, outbound in Biscay.Vowe U-462, outbound in Biscay.
Metz U-486, at R/V by Core A/C.
Hornkohl U-566
Laid mines off Halifax.Siegmann U-230
Laid mines off Halifax late Jul - early Aug.Loeser U-373
Jeschonnek U-607
Köppe U-613
Were to lay mines off Kingston and Haiti, according to POW information. Loesser badly damaged, returned. Other two sunk.
July 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Maus U-185
Convoy escorts not trained. After observed, day and night A/C. 4 ships claimed sunk.Ziesmer U-591
Sunk just after having reached area.Höltring U-604
Badly damaged. Commander wounded in A/C attack. U/B scuttled.Holtorf U-598
Sunk day after reaching Brazil coast.
August 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Hornkohl U-566
After mining op in New York area, 1 Destroyer claimed sunk. Unable to dive after A/C attack. A/C shot down.Uphoff U-84
Left via Florida Straits early Aug. Sunk at R/V.Kapitzky U-615
Sunk in area.Neide U-415
Returned due to depth charge damage.Dahlhaus U-634
Sunk at refueling R/V.Carlsen U-732
1 ship claimed sunk.Feiler U-653
Left British Guiana area early Aug.Dietrichs U-406
Hunted for 12 hours without result.Kummetat U-572
Sunk in area.Emmermann U-172
Suspected sweep groups in area of R/V with 2 other U/Bs. R/V bombed.Maus U-185
2 ships claimed sunk off Brazil. Twice bombed. A/C shot down. Dived crew of Höltring with Emmermann. Sunk at fueling R/V.Höltring U-604
So badly damaged by bombs and depth charges that he had to scuttle.Achilles U-161
Arrived Paranagua area late Aug.Staats U-508
Left Takoradi area early Aug.Zurmühlen U-600
Left Freetown area early Aug.Schug U-86
Left Monrovia area early Aug.Schamong U-468
Sunk Freetown area Aug.Rahe U-257
Left Cape Palmas area Aug.Fenn U-445
Left Cape Palmas area late Aug after 3 weeks in area because no refueling was possible.Manke U-358
Left Takoradi area early Aug.Deetz U-757
1 ship claimed sunk. Urged to continue ops, but left late Aug.Baberg U-618
Left Monrovia area early Aug.Klaus U-340
Left Freetown area mid-Aug.Koch U-382
Left Liberian coast early Aug.No regular refuelers active. Kuppisch U-847, enroute Far East, forced to fuel 6 U/Bs homeward bound from distant areas for most economical return on 14 Aug in 42°N - 29°W, and on 23 Aug in 28°N - 36°W. Sunk at R/V by A/C from USS Card.
Harpe U-129, outbound for ops, forced to fuel 5 U/Bs homeward bound from distant areas for most economical return on 17 Aug in 39°N - 35°W, and on 19 Aug in 27°N - 33°W.
Refuelers Sunk:
Neumann U-117, at R/V by A/C from USS Card.Achilles U-161
Met Jap U/B I-8 (U-Flieder) on 30 Aug in about 39°N - 23°W to transfer German Pilot, instructions, etc.Achilles went on to operate off Brazil.
Siegmann U-230
completed minelaying off Halifax early Aug.
September 1943 Distant Patrol Areas N. Amer. Coast Caribbean S. Amer. Coast W. African Coast Capetown Refuelings Special Tasks Wissmann U-518
Arrived Florida Straits end of Sep.Schroeter U-123
Must return from Georgetown - Paramaribo area without refueling. Constant A/C with convoys. Forced under by A/C.Achilles U-161
2 ships claimed sunk. Sunk late Sep off Brazil coast.1 refueler provisioned 9 U/Bs. Schnoor U-460, fueled 5 U/Bs outbound to join group Leuthen on 10 Sep in 45°N - 29°W.
Fueled 1 U/B outbound to distant areas on 16 Sep in 43°N - 32°W.
Fueled 3 U/Bs outbound to join group Rossbach on 25 Sep in 46°N - 29°W.
Simmermacher U-107
Special task (minelaying) in Cape Henry and Cape Hattaras area early Sep.Stock U-214
Laid mines off the Panama Canal late Sep.
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